Daredevil #1 Jul25

Daredevil #1

Coming off the worst stretch of his life, Matt Murdock left New York and travelled cross-country to find himself. After a brief stay in New Mexico, Murdock rediscovered his nature after helping a small town overcome its problem with some aggressive locals. Upon returning to New York though, Murdock must face the consequences of his actions.

X-Men Schism #1 (of 5) Jul19

X-Men Schism #1 (of 5)

Mutantkind has been to the brink and back, and at least it would seem, have finally found some measure of peace for themselves. That all gets thrown out the window as Schism promises to drive a wedge between their ranks leaving Cyclops and Wolverine on opposite sides of the battlefield.

Vengeance #1 (of 6) Jul12

Vengeance #1 (of 6)

For every man there is a defining moment that separates the life he knew from that which he must now acclimate himself to. The event propels him to the next stage of his existence and beyond any semblance of inaction their prior life knew. This is a story of Vengeance.

Uncanny X-Men #539 Jul05

Uncanny X-Men #539

Hope is a special young lady. Saddled with a destiny that will either save the world or destroy it, depending on who you ask anyway, she indirectly leads a team of the first new mutants since M-Day stripped mutantkind of their numbers. Continually a target, Hope has found some refuge on the island of Utopia with the rest of the X-Men.

Going Digital

As many of you know I am a big fan of digital comics. Or rather, I am a big fan of Marvel ‘s digital unlimited service. For a mere $60 per year I have unlimited access to over 8000 comic books (older than 6 months) and I can view as many as often as I wish. I view said comics books on...

Marvel Mocks DC #1s

If you take a look at the latest copy of Marvel Previews you will see that a number of titles have a “Still #(issue number)”. Marvel seems to be goofing on DC for having all new #1 issues in September. This is actually pretty funny, but it comes off as hypocritical and mean...

Invincible Iron Man #505 (Fear Itself) Jun21

Invincible Iron Man #505 (Fear Itself)

Fear reigns and some of Marvel's physically strongest characters now carry mystical hammers, using them to strike fear in the hearts of their former allies. How can they stand to fight when their worst fears are coming to life? Even more, can they?

X-Men: Prelude to Schism 3 Jun20

X-Men: Prelude to Schism 3

Mutantkind stands idle in its darkest hour. With a dire threat quickly approaching Utopia, the X-Men stand waiting for Cyclops, their General, to make a calculated decision on how they are to proceed. Seeking counsel from both Professor Xavier and Magneto, Scott Summers' biggest decision as a leader rests at his feet.

Fear Itself: Deadpool #1 Jun14

Fear Itself: Deadpool #1

Fear Itself is the biggest comic event this summer. Large, strong, burly chracters are getting hammers left and right, transforming into these cool god-like bad-asses. In all this you may be asking, "where's Deadpool? What's Wade up to?" To answer that question, friends, I've entertained looking at Deadpool's participation in this little summer event. It's Hamma-time!

Fringe writer to pen Daredevil reboot

Fox has hired Fringe writer-producer Brad Caleb Kane to write the film adaptation of Frank Miller’s highly acclaimed Born Again storyline. Kane, who is a Daredevil fan himself, confirmed the news on Twitter. “I guess it’s official! ‘Change your life.’...

Fear Itself #3 Jun06

Fear Itself #3

Marvel's summer blockbuster mini-series continues with issue three of Fear Itself. Facing down the Norse god of fear, Marvel's superheroes continue to lose some of their own ranks with every new mystical hammer that falls from the sky. At this point it can't get any worse, right? Forward march!

WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: Comic Books Need A Better Rating Sys...

I was looking at the Previews Catalogue and I got a chance to closely examine the rating systems for Marvel and DC. I support ratings systems because they allow the public to easily identify content in an entertainment medium. The public then has the choice of whether or not they wish to view...

Review: New Avengers #12 May17

Review: New Avengers #12

With an Avenger in the hospital and fighting for her life, issue twelve of New Avengers arrived on the stands last week. Let's have a look at how this book is shaping up after a year's worth of issues.

Undervalued Spotlight #85

Not Brand Echh #1, Marvel Comics, August 1967 Marvel Comics published a satirical parody filled comic called Not Brand Echh #1 in August of 1967. By 1967 the Mighty Marvel comic book beachhead was well established, the publisher was bursting at the seams with talent and ideas. The time seemed...

Upper Deck cutting up vintage comic books as inserts?

Upper Deck produces a lot of novelty cards for a bunch of different fandoms from TV shows to movies to comic books. In each box of cards, they usually include some kind of chase item whether it be a sketch card or a swatch of clothing from an actors outfit worn on a TV show. Well, icv2.com has...

Review: Fear Itself #2

Writer: Matt Fraction Pencils: Stuart Immonen Colours: Laura Martin Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Cover: Stuart Immonen; Steve McNiven Publisher: Marvel Comics   Issue two of Marvel’s huge summer blockbuster series is upon us. I felt the first issue was a little underwhelming, but...

Review: Moon Knight #1

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artists: Alex Maleev Colours: Matthew Wilson Letters: Cory Petit Covers: Bryan Hitch, Paul Mounts, and Paul Neary; Humberto Ramos and Edgar Delgado; Mark Texeira Published: Marvel Comics   Bendis and Maleev reunite once again to bring us the latest attempt to...

Review: Future Foundation #1 Mar28

Review: Future Foundation #1

Writer: Jonathan Hickman Penciler: Steve Epting Inkers:Rick Magyar and Steve Epting Colours: Paul Mounts Letters: Rus Wooton Covers: Steve Epting, Daniel Acuna, Marko Djurdjevic, Gerald Parel, Stan Goldberg, Joe Sinnott and Val Staples Publisher: Marvel   Still reeling from the loss of...

Review: Venom #1

Writer: Rick Remender Penciler: Tony Moore Inks: Crimeland Studios with Sandu Florea (p. 6) and Karl Kesel (p. 12-13) Colourist:John Rauch Letterer: Joe Caramagna Cover: Joe Quesada; Paulo Siqueira and Morry Hollowell (variant) Publisher: Marvel Comics Welcome to Project Rebirth 2.0, which...

Review: Power Man and Iron Fist #2

Writer: Fred Van Lente Pencils/Inks: Wellington Alves and Nelson Pereira (p. 1-9, 21-22) Art: Pere Perez (p. 10-20) Colours: Bruno Hang (p. 1-9, 21-22), Antonio Fabela (p. 10-20) Letterer: Joe Caramagna Cover: Mike Perkins and Dan Brown Publisher: Marvel Comics   Spiraling out of...